Museum and Book Dedicated to Rathindranath Tagore, Son of Rabindranath Tagore Launched

Jagran Josh

Jul 1, 2013 13:39 IST

Visva-Bharati University, in the last week of June 2013, published a book as well as dedicated a museum to Rathindranath Tagore- the eldest son of Rabindranath Tagore. The museum is called Guha Ghar, while the book is titled Rathindranath Tagore: The Unsung Hero.

About the Guha Ghar Museum

• The museum called Guha Ghar is actually the studio-apartment where Rathindranath Tagore stayed as well as worked in Santiniketan.• For the very first time, Guha Ghar has been opened for the visitors. Guha Ghar was actually designed in the form of a cave that had a lake as well as garden in its proximity. • The Guha Ghar Museum includes the wood-work, tools as well as furniture designed by Rathindranath Tagore, whose interest was in making wood materials as well as carpentry.

About the book- Rathindranath Tagore: The Unsung Hero

• The book titled Rathindranath Tagore: The Unsung Hero is edited by Rabindra Bhavana. It is published by Rabindra Bhavana, Visva Bharati. • This book consists of critical articles on Rathindranath Tagore as artist, craftsman, litterateur, translator as well as a scientist.• The book has selection of English as well as Bengali writings of Rathindranath Tagore. • The book is very important because it compiles his speeches as well as articles as the first vice-chancellor of Visva-Bharati University for the very first time. One of the speeches also includes the one which he delivered in 1951 when Visva-Bharati University was transformed into central university. Another speech also includes the one when Rathindranath Tagore welcomed the Chinese premier- Chiang Kai-shek.• Apart from the articles and speeches, the book also includes the paintings and manuscripts related to Rathindranath Tagore’s life.

About Rathindranath Tagore

• Rathindranath Tagore (1888-1961) was the eldest son of Rabindranath Tagore. • He was an architect, agriculturalist, writer, painter and master-carpenter.• He was also the first vice-chancellor of Visva-Bharati University, after this University became the Central University. • He studied Agricultural Science from Illinois. • He taught genetics to the students at Santiniketan.

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